TABLE 2.
Fatty acid content of plasma as a function of dietary intervention
| Control | Hempseed | Delipidated hempseed | Cholesterol | Cholesterol plus hempseed | Coconut oil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturated fatty acid | ||||||
| 14:0 | 31.4±2.0* | 29.9±4.6* | 39.0±4.5* | 82.8±5.6† | 92.5±4.1† | 58.1±2.1‡ |
| 16:0 | 321.7±19.8* | 384.6±40.6* | 371.9±43.2* | 2633.9±287.0† | 3342.1±82.1‡ | 309.3±15.0* |
| 18:0 | 159.0±6.0* | 219.8±23.0* | 183.5±15.5* | 917.5±84.1† | 1167.5±52.8‡ | 184.7±18.7* |
| 20:0 | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 56.6±11.2† | 117.5±19.9‡ | 0.0±0.0* |
| 22:0 | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 60.7±4.7† | 81.1±0.9‡ | 0.0±0.0* |
| Monounsaturated fatty acid | ||||||
| 14:1 | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 5.5±3.6* | 24.7±1.4† | 16.9±5.4† | 0.0±0.0* |
| 16:1 | 46.3±5.5* | 35.3±2.1* | 44.9±9.6* | 733.3±66.5† | 707.3±33.3† | 38.8±2.7* |
| 18:1n-9 | 445.5±22.0* | 458.4±47.6* | 456.0±58.9* | 5245.2±477.4† | 5856.9±78.8† | 327.5±16.9* |
| 18:1n-7 | 33.9±3.8* | 30.9±4.2* | 38.0±7.7* | 330.2±37.2† | 330.9±12.2† | 22.3±1.7* |
| 20:1n-9 | 5.5±3.5* | 7.9±3.0* | 6.7±4.4* | 33.3±3.5† | 37.1±1.1† | 0.0±0.0* |
| 24:1n-9 | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 108.0±9.9† | 123.1±1.5‡ | 0.0±0.0* |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acid | ||||||
| 18:2n-6 | 321.7±19.7* | 657.2±109.5* | 388.3±31.1* | 2620.7±283.0† | 6564.1±129.5‡ | 360.4±41.7* |
| 18:3n-6 | 0.0±0.0* | 11.6±3.1† | 0.0±0.0* | 4.5±1.7* | 52.3±1.5‡ | 0.0±0.0* |
| 18:3n-3 | 39.8±2.4* | 118.9±27.2* | 59.5±5.8* | 469.8±46.8† | 1656.3±27.5‡ | 36.0±1.4* |
| 20:2n-6 | 5.5±3.5* | 6.3±3.1* | 5.8±3.8* | 40.4±4.1† | 72.9±3.0‡ | 4.9±3.1* |
| 20:3n-6 | 0.0±0.0* | 19.9±2.9† | 6.4±4.2* | 45.5±5.1‡ | 104.6±4.3§ | 0.0±0.0* |
| 20:4n-6 | 41.9±2.2* | 42.1±5.3* | 41.0±5.3* | 223.8±22.8† | 313.3±13.0‡ | 50.0±6.8* |
| 20:5n-3 | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 13.7±3.0† | 19.4±0.3‡ | 0.0±0.0* |
| 22:6n-3 | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 0.0±0.0* | 26.4±5.8† | 36.0±0.9‡ | 0.0±0.0* |
Means ± SEM are shown for each group (n=3 for the control, cholesterol plus hempseed, and coconut oil diets, while n=4 for the hempseed, delipidated hempseed and cholesterol diets) and are represented as micrograms of fatty acid methyl ester per millilitre of plasma. Significant differences among groups (P<0.05) are denoted by different superscripts. Conversely, if the superscript is the same between two or more groups then there was no statistically significant difference among those groups